Woman's Club of Perry Hall, Inc.

The mission of the Woman’s Club of Perry Hall, Inc. is the intellectual development of its members and promotion of a common interest in the civic life of the community.
Our club members work to address the diverse needs of our community through times of social and technological change in an increasingly interdependent world. This includes promoting education, preserving natural resources, stressing good citizenship, encouraging healthy lifestyles, and supporting participation in the arts.

Club News
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Congratulations to our nine crafty and creative club members who put their talents to good use at our February 9, 2018 Card Making Workshop. We learned a basic wet-on-dry watercolor technique in addition to making a valentine card and a birthday card.

Thanks to all our club members who staffed our booth at the Perry Hall Town Fair. We had a great time meeting new women from our community and sharing with them all the wonderful things that we are privileged to do locally.

Pictured: Shirley W., Carolyn K., Renee S., Debbie S., and Meg M.

The Women's Club of Perry Hall celebrated their 60th Anniversary with a dinner on April 27, 2017.

December 8, 2016
The Woman's Club of Perry Hall enjoyed a wonderful Holiday Celebration at Oakcrest Retirement Community's Garden Room. Events included presenting 40 and 50 year GFWC Service Pins. We are so honored to have members who have committed their time to the club.

October 12, 2016
The Woman's Club of Perry Hall hosted a Meet and Greet at the White Marsh Library. We were fortunate to meet eight women who were interested in joining our club. Members gave short a synopsis of their responsibilities for their chairmanship.

Barbara Lambert (Spoke on Arts and Youth Art), new member Maggie McGhan, and Sharon Marquette, Home Life Chairman

The winners 1st-3rd moved on to The Baltimore District Youth Art for judging and
Cassie Li took 1st place once again moving on to GFWC MD Youth Art contest where she won 1st place! Crystal Weyant took 2nd place at The Baltimore District Youth Art Contest.

April In April we welcomed Glen Porter and Andrea Staschak who represents Friends of Jerusalem Mills. Ms. Staschak shared stories of clothing worn by women in the early 1800's. Mr. Porter shared the history of Jerusalam Mills.

Friends of Jerusalam Mills Glen Porter and Andrea Staschak

Friend of Jerusalam Mill Andrea Staschak

During our April meeting we celebrated Debbie Porter, who has served The Woman's Club of Perry Hall for 25 years. Debbie has served on the board including President; has served dinner at the Eastside Family Shelter 7 years, almost without fail; and currently serves as chairman for Education for both the club and The Baltimore District.

President Dawn Donovan, on right, awards Debbie Porter with the 25 year pin.

Debbie Porter has served The Woman's Club of Perry Hall for 25 years.

At our March meeting Shelly Holthouse a supporter of Angel Park in Perry Hall. Angel Park is a new all-inclusive playground and amphitheater facility in Perry Hall, MD, which has a very real and personal meaning to members of our community. The name was purposely chosen to represent a vision of an ideal setting for happiness and reflection. This name was selected to inspire support from the widest audience and to build the enthusiasm and momentum necessary to make it a reality. For more information on Angel Park please visit http://www.angel-park.org/

Our February meeting was canceled due to snowy weather.

At our January General meeting we welcomed Julie Ensor, Baltimore County Clerk of the Circuit Court. Julie was delighted to be elected to serve as the Baltimore County Clerk of the Circuit Court in 2010. She is the second female and the 39th Clerk to fill this role since this Office was established in 1650. Prior to this position as Clerk of Court, Julie proudly served as a Judge of the Orphans' Court from 1994 to 2006 in Baltimore County Maryland, elected to three consecutive terms. We enjoyed Julie’s explanation of her duties, and her stories of couples marrying.

Holiday Party 2014

October 2014

Katie Moose

At the October 2014 General meeting Katie Moose spoke on the War of 1812 concerning the herbs and plants that were used during that time.

Katie Moose, born in Baltimore, is a descendant of the Clagett (Claggett) family of Maryland, and many old New England whaling families.
She has lived in many U.S.’ great architectural, historical and waterside gems besides Annapolis - New Castle, DE; Newport and Providence, RI; Cold Spring Harbor, NY; San Francisco; Philadelphia; Greenwich, CT; Alexandria, VA; Washington, DC; and New York City. She presently resides in Easton, MD.

On May 3, 2014 The Joppatowne Woman's Club hosted a Tea at the Richlin Ballroom. Members of The Woman's Club of Perry Hall attended.

Alexia and Bryanna Vacca help deliver donations from The Woman's Club of Perry Hall to East Side Family Shelter. Accepting the donation is Head Chef Katrina. Every second Tuesday of the month The Woman's Club of Perry Hall cook a hot meal for the clients at the shelter.

Every second Wednesday of the month The Woman's Club of Perry Hall get together for lunch. It's never the same group of women, but everyone always has a great time.

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At our November general meeting we welcomed author C. J. Miller. A 3rd generation Harlequin reader, and the 1st in her family to write professionally. C.J. published her first book with Harlequin Romantic Suspense in 2012. C.J. spoke about her writing habits, and how she juggles her time between her job, writing career and family.She brought 2 of her 3 published books for us to purchase, and then autographed each one.You can find her website at http://www.cj-miller.com/or her blog at http://cjmillerwrites.blogspot.com/.

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As a fundraiser, a paperback history of the Perry Hall Mansion has been
published by Friends of the Perry Hall Mansion. Our member,
Lola
Rohe, is acknowledged for generously donating photos and print articles
for the book. Lola has family ties to the mansion.
There
will be a book signing in March, date and time to be
announced.
Cost of the book is $21.99 and can be purchased after February 19, 2013
at Barnes & Noble White Marsh, Ann Marie's Hallmark in Perry
Hall,
or directly through Friends of Perry Hall Mansion. The
Woman's
Club of Perry Hall proudly supports the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion.

The Woman's Club of Perry Hall is proud to welcome our newest member
Kathy Fortney.

We are sad to say that one of our members, Mary Harvey, passed
away. In her honor The Woman's Club of Perry Hall donated
$50.00
to the Family Crisis Center- the only family crisis center in Baltimore
County.

The Woman's Club of Perry Hall has held 4 small fundraisers since
starting the club year in September of 2012. We have held a
Quarter Auction; sold Sneak Peek Tickets to Boscov's stores; and two
Premier Jewelry parties netting us well over $1600
total.

In May of 2012 Barbara Lambert installed the new officers ofThe Woman's
Club of Perry Hall. During our installation meeting Ann
Knoerlein, President, presented Nancy Akehurst with a
certificate
and pin for her 50 years of service. June Weber was
given a
Certificate of Appreciation by the children of Perry Hall Elementary
School for her time listening to children read.

April, 2012

Recently, the Woman's Club
of Perry Hall hosted their
annual art contest. A coordinated effort between Perry Hall
Middle School and our club. Winners were:

The winner went on to the GFWCBaltimore District,
Inc. Youth Art Contest held at the Baltimore County Dundalk
Library.

The Woman's Club of Perry
Hall hosted their annual
Fahion Show and Tea on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Rosdale
Gardens. A wonderful time was had by all.
Lee Hager,
WCPH member, and her table dressed up in pretty dresses, gloves, and
some wore hats! Dressbarn provided the beautiful clothing for
the
event. David Marks, Baltimore County Councilman, emceed the
event. Baked goods, flowers, and our "Unique Boutique" raised
further funds for our club, along with a 50/50 raffle.

Four times a year The
Woman's Club of Perry Hall
participate in the SWAT cleanup of highways. Our road is a
half
mile stretch of Belair Road in Perry Hall. Club members
gather
early Saturday morning and walk the road picking up trash as we go.

Summer concert series
is coming up! Bands already booked are the Chesapeake Concert
Band and The Baltimore Symphonic Orchestra. Each performance
is
free to the public. Other concert dates will be announced
soon.

On September 22, 2011
The
Woman's Club of Perry Hall lost May Babikow. May was one of
20
charter members that started our club in 1957. The woman's
club
meant everything to May, and she was buried with her 50 year
pin.
May was a wonderfully kind woman and will be greatly missed.

On
June 5, 2011, during the
Perry Hall Summer Concert series, three of our members were
honored. County Councilman, David Marks, presented The
Woman's
Club of Perry Hall members Gayle Holcomb, Lee Hager, and Debbie Redmer
with a certificate of appreciation for their dedicaton
in putting
the concert series back on track. They were faced with many
legal
and logistical roadblocks and managed to work through them to offer the
Perry Hall Summer Concert series.

We lost a very dear member and friend, Doris Knott, who passed on July
13, 2011.

April 28, 2011: Fashion
Show, "Friendship, Fashion, and Fun"

Our fashion show Friends,
Fashion, and Fun was a
delight to attend. Success was met with the helpful participation of
our club members, each doing their part to make the night
fun.
There was jewelry, handbags and accessories, goodies, and flowers to
purchase. Raffles included a very successful 50/50 drawing
and
our beautiful baskets full of delights. We thank everyone who
attended for their generous support.

December 9,
2010: Annual Holiday Party

On December 9, 2010 $10,000 was presented to the
Friends of the
Perry Hall Mansion during the GFWC Woman's Club of Perry Hall's annual
Holiday Party at the Silver Spring Mining
Company.
Members of the club have been working hard to raise these funds to help
with the interior restoration of the Perry Hall mansion which has been
in existence since 1775.

Pictured above from right to left are Jeff
Smith, President of the
Friends of the Perry Hall Mansion; Gayle Holcomb, 2nd Vice President
and Dawn Donovan, liaison to the Friends of the Perry Hall
Mansion. Our thanks to Debbie for her hard work!